Sept. 17, 2012
Lauren B. Worley
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1288
lauren.b.worley@nasa.gov
Emily Cain
Small Business Administration
202-205-6420
emily.cain@sba.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-183
GOOGLE+ HANGOUT WITH NASA, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CHIEFS SEPT. 19 FEATURES MARS CURIOSITY CONTRACTOR
WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Small Business
Administration Administrator Karen Mills will speak about the
contributions of small businesses to the success of the Mars Science
Laboratory Curiosity rover mission during a Google+ Hangout at 10:30
a.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 19.
Bolden and Mills will discuss ATA Engineering, which partnered with
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory team to test and analyze the entry,
descent and landing of Curiosity. The company contributed to the
rover's wheels, actuators and thermal control systems. Bolden will
speak from ATA Engineering's headquarters in Herndon, Va.
Reporters interested in participating in the Google+ Hangout may
contact Lauren Worley at lauren.b.worley@nasa.gov for a link to the
online discussion.
A direct link to the hangout will be posted immediately before
Wednesday's scheduled start at 10:30 a.m., on NASA's Google+ page:
http://plus.google.com/+NASA
For more information about ATA Engineering, visit:
http://www.ata-e.com
For information about NASA's Curiosity rover mission, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/msl
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